All the Layouts, Farmhouse Market

Today instead of sharing a technique or design idea, I thought I would just take a moment to share some of the layouts I created with our April 2020 Scrapbook Kit which features the Carta Bella, Farmhouse Market!

In my last post, I shared a double page layout - today lets show you some single page layouts...

First up, a very very very simple layout - I literally matted 3 photos in white cardstock, tucked some fussy cut florals and a few of the amazing brads from the kit and voila! This collection is so pretty it takes so little to make each page beautiful! Honestly, except for the floral fussy cutting time (which took a couple of Parks & Rec episodes), this layout took less than 30 mins. 

Second in line and still on the 'scrapbook my wedding' kick, I used the amazing black and white plaid background (my second most favourite in the kit) to scrapbook this artistic photo of our wedding rings strung on some of our garland decor. I love how busy the background pattern is but yet it's such a simple layout too.

Next up, I cut up the filing drawer pattern paper into strips and used them to create a layered jumble of the filing cabinets, chipboard and stickers along the right and the left edge. I like how busy it is but also with all the white space in the middle there is still a place for the eye to rest. Add a photo of me and my very good friend and a few more embellishments and this one was ready for the 'done' pile.

Finally, a scrapbook session is never complete until there is a photo of our land shark, fur beast Jerk Russell Terror puppy has been documented. Do not let her cuteness fool you! For this one, I created a watercolour background on white paper with paint from my stash, cut a few thin circles from the matching cardstock in the kit and then used those to anchor my photo and various embellishments! 

|That's me folks! Have you created with your kit? We would love to see. Tag @scrapshotz or #scrapshotz on social media so we can check them out! 

Make it a Double, Even with a Single

Are you a double-page Scrapbooker? 

From my perhaps too many numerous strolls on social media these past few weeks, it looks like most of us stick to a single page layout. Once in while we dabble into doubles, but it is definitely easier to create something up to 12x12 vs as big as 24x12. At least for me, for sure. 

When you do dabble, how do you create a cohesive double page layout when our kits generally only come with 1 piece of each pattern paper? No problem, stretch the pattern with the coordinating cardstock in your kit! 

The wood background with watercolour florals was by far my favourite pattern in the April Kit and I wanted to showcase it on both sides of this double page layout. 

Inspired by the wood slates of the pattern, I cut it into thick strips. I used a couple of these with some white cardstock from my stash to cover about 6+inches of both of the far edges of the layout. I simply glued it right onto the pink cardstock (also from the kit) my entire layout is anchored on. The bit of white showing between the strips of wood pattern gave me that much more coverage and I think really made the look pop too! 

I then spent the rest of my evening fussy cutting one of the amazing floral patterns and the tag pattern papers from the kit to tuck and layer and tuck some more in and around these photos. Finished it all off with some gold string from my stash in some of the tags, added some brads and chipboard from the kit and a little splatter or two of white acrylic mixed with just a touch of water.

Photo tip ... 

The photos are of are me and my sisters/bridesmaids getting ready the morning of my wedding. I didn’t care to capture the colour of my crazy fun orange shirt or the brown carpet in the hotel room  - I just wanted to remember the sentiment of the morning. Full disclosure, I was also a bit worried about how busy these photos plus all the kit goodies would feel. 

Drum roll...black and white to the rescue - gives the eye a place to rest with such a busy layout and portrays just the feelings of the photos, not our colourful outfits! 

Are you a double-page scraper? We would love to see! Tag @scrapshotz or #scrapshotz on social media.